Chen Guanshui followed the caravan for several days and finally arrived at the foot of Yulong Mountain.
The altitude here is already quite high, so the porters who are most burdened and the wealthy businessmen who live a life of luxury all have some mild altitude sickness.
Chen Guanshui naturally had nothing to do, he just stared at the snow-capped mountains in the distance in a daze.
He suddenly recalled that there seemed to be a Qilin lying on the sect square of Donghuang Dao.
This Qilin ancestor probably also had a story, but Chen Guanshui had seen many survivors of the demon clan in the past, so he had no intention of inquiring about other people's identities.
After being questioned by the patrolling monks, the group set out to climb the mountain.
Halfway up the mountain, several disciples of Donghuang Dao met everyone.
Although the wealthy businessman seemed extra nervous, Chen Guanshui could confirm without scanning that these Donghuang Dao disciples were all human.
Since he is a human, he cannot be a core disciple of Donghuang Dao. If one wants to kill him to silence him, one has to worry about whether it will attract the attention of the sect, which is unlikely.
Sure enough, although those people were arrogant, they only carefully counted the goods brought by the rich businessman, threw down the bag of spirit stones, and told them to get out.
After descending Yulong Mountain, the rich businessman finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say something with a smile, he heard Chen Guanshui say:
"Since we've brought you here, you can go back by yourselves. I won't send you off."
"Goddess," the rich businessman said quickly, "If they arrange to kill us on the way back..."
"If they really wanted to ambush us, they should have arranged it on the way we came here." Chen Guanshui said calmly, "Just take away the goods. That way, we can explain to the sect that we have never encountered this caravan. There is no need to arrange it after you return, give you spirit stones and then take them back."
The rich businessman certainly knew this, but he still wanted an extra layer of insurance. When he was about to persuade him again, Chen Zi'ang didn't give him any more time to perform the Fenyun Bagua Step, and disappeared without a trace in just three or two leaps.
Just now on the mountain, he noticed very keenly that the protective formation of Yulong Mountain had been activated.
The formation was very large, and every extra second it was open consumed a huge amount of resources. Shi Yao's focus was not on the world of cultivation, and she basically followed the rhythm of the Six Paths. Therefore, it was even more impossible that she asked to open it actively.
In other words, it was highly likely that something had happened that forced the Donghuang Dao to activate the sect's protective formation.
He just thought about it for a moment, and then he remembered that soon the peach blossom miasma would dissipate and the Shushan would march south to the Shiwan Mountains.
In this way, Southern Xinjiang is not very safe...
Thinking of this, Chen Guanshui had already made up his mind to leave.
If they return with the rich businessman along the same route, it would be unsafe if they encounter the Shushan monks who have arrived earlier in the border town. It would be better to run away to be on the safe side.
Chen Guanshui turned to the southeast and after walking for a few days, he noticed that the miasma had begun to thinner.
Fortunately, it has not yet completely dissipated, so there is no need to worry about Shushan launching an attack in advance.
One day, Chen Guanshui was walking through the woods and turning the corner of the rock when he suddenly saw someone standing in a small pavilion next to the waterfall in front of him.
Judging from her slender figure, that person was probably a woman, but her white hair was as white as frost and snow, and yet she had a strange, enchanting beauty.
Chen Guanshui originally wanted to go over and ask for directions, but when he saw the other person's abnormal appearance, he hesitated for a moment.
Before he could react, the woman opposite him had already turned around, and he was so frightened that he almost fainted.
Senior Sister An?
An Zhisu looked at Chen Guanshui. Although he did not recognize his appearance, he still relied on his intuition to realize that this person must have some relationship with Junior Brother Ling.
With a slight thought, the Feiyan Sword was immediately unsheathed, and the tip of the sword was pointed at Chen Guanshui in the air.
Chen Guanshui's face changed slightly, and he didn't bother to think about why the other person had white hair. He just bowed and said:
"Please spare my life, Immortal. We have never met before, so why are we fighting with swords?"
An Zhisu was silent for a moment and said:
"You look like someone I'm looking for."
"Very similar?" Chen Guanshui pretended to be stupid and said, "Who does the Immortal have such a deep hatred with?"
An Zhisu ignored him and continued to frown and think.
This person seemed to have nothing to do with Junior Brother Ling, but her instinct told her that there must be something fishy going on. Plus, An Zhisu had a straightforward personality and relied heavily on her intuition, so she simply tried to test the other party's strength first.
The Feiyan Sword suddenly shook, and then stabbed straight into Chen Guanshui's chest!
This sword was struck with all his strength. Either An Zhisu would suddenly stop, or Chen Guanshui would defend himself, otherwise he would surely die.
Of course Chen Guanshui couldn't bet on whether his senior sister would stop in the end, so he could only draw his sword to defend himself helplessly.
The Feiyan Sword and the Huangting Kunwu Sword collided with each other. There was a crisp sound of metal clashing, and the former was undoubtedly shaken away, but An Zhisu's eyes suddenly became sharp.
The one who can directly crush her in sword-wielding skills is either his flying sword is far superior to Feiyan Sword in grade, or his root bones and true essence are far better than hers.
What made it even more difficult for her to underestimate was that judging from the force transmitted back from the Feiyan Sword, the opponent seemed to have both of these abilities.
"Wow." Chen Guanshui was still trying his best to perform, "How terrifying! Please spare me, Immortal, please don't kill me..."
"Is it interesting?" An Zhisu asked coldly.
"It's boring." Chen Guanshui put away his expression and sighed, "Why did you suddenly attack me?"
"I told you." An Zhisu was silent for a moment, then replied, "You look a lot like the person I'm looking for."
"I look a lot like someone?" Chen Guanshui suddenly laughed, "Does he have my abilities?"
He raised his hand casually and sacrificed the Panlong Melting Golden Ball.
It has to be said that Shi Yao is worthy of being an old demon. I wonder how long she has been studying how to deal with human cultivators. Look at the Panlong Melting Gold Ball she bestowed. Although its versatility seems to be very poor, it is incredibly strong in restraining flying swords. As soon as it was cast, An Zhisu's Feiyan Sword immediately trembled, as if it was completely out of control, and suddenly shot towards the Panlong Melting Gold Ball.
However, Senior Sister An was also quick-eyed and quick-handed. She reached out her hand like lightning and grabbed the hilt of the Feiyan Sword.
"What kind of evil treasure is that?" She suddenly said in a stern voice.
The spherical magic weapon looked inconspicuous, but in fact it completely restrained her sword-wielding skills, making it impossible for An Zhisu to fully display her most powerful ability... Even the other Shushan swordsmen were probably in the same situation.
"A magic weapon is just a magic weapon. How can there be a distinction between good and evil?" Chen Guanshui asked her in return, "Only people can be divided into good and evil."
An Zhisu was silent for a long time, and then he said:
"Yes, people can be divided into good and evil."
Her body seemed to tremble slightly, but soon and slowly calmed down, and she just stared at Chen Guanshui quietly.
Chen Guanshui felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by her, and said:
"I don't know who you are looking for, but you are pestering me here, you must have found the wrong person."
"Whether I have found the wrong one or not, I will judge for myself." An Zhisu said in a deep voice, "What is your name, fellow Taoist?"
"Looking at the mountain." Chen Guanshui replied.
"Fellow Daoist Wangshan, what sect or school do you come from?" An Zhisu continued to ask.
"Do you want to check my background?" Chen Guanshui asked vigilantly.
An Zhisu said nothing, but just made a Taoist gesture with his hands.
The Feiyan sword in her hand suddenly shot out two intersecting sword energies.
The sword energy looked like smoke and dust, appearing and disappearing, but Chen Guanshui had no doubt about its power. He knew that if he was hit by it, it would be almost the same as being hit head-on by the Feiyan Sword, and his body would be torn into pieces immediately.
Since the senior sister was using sword magic, the Panlong Melting Gold Ball was useless against it, so Chen Guanshui could only put it away, and then rubbed his five fingers together to release the Five Elements Divine Light.
The sword energy of Feiyan Sword is of the fire element, and it immediately dissipated without a trace when it was brushed by the Five Elements Divine Light.
“Five Elements Divine Light?” An Zhisu frowned and said, “You are the Elder Jingyun who defected to Penglai… No, I have seen him before, you are not him!”
Chen Guanshui felt helpless. This was why he didn't want to fight with An Zhisu: no matter what tricks he used, she would be able to recognize them.
"Then just treat me as that Jingyun." Chen Guanshui said perfunctorily, but he saw that An Zhisu's eyes became sharper.
"You can't be Jingyun, but you know the Five Elements Divine Light... then the result is obvious."
"You are a demon from the Peacock Clan, right?"
"Oh, right, right!" Chen Guanshui was overjoyed, but he didn't expect to cause such a misunderstanding. He completely guessed his true identity wrongly. "I am Peacock..."
Before he could finish his words, An Zhisu had already impatiently made sword gestures, and the Feiyan Sword and the Hanlie Sword shot out at the same time, fiercely attacking Chen Guanshui.
The Hanlie Sword should be Su Jian's natal sword, but since Su Jian came out of seclusion, he has never taken the natal sword back from his daughter.
Perhaps because of their blood connection, the Hanlie Sword is very obedient to An Zhisu. Unlike the ethereal and light Feiyan Sword, its sword movement is more solemn and harsh, and is also quite difficult to deal with.
Chen Guanshui silently stepped back half a step, knowing that it was too late to take the Panlongxiaojin Ball - this was also the standard routine of the Shushan Sword Immortal, using the speed of sword control to launch an attack, so that even if the opponent had any big moves, he would not have time to use them.
Not to mention, the Seven Killing Swordsmanship of Qingluo Peak of Shushan is the best at attacking and taking the initiative, and will never give himself any chance.
To deal with the extremely fast sword-controlling technique, the best way is of course to use the same sword-controlling technique. Therefore, Chen Guanshui also made a sword gesture and controlled the Huangting Kunwu Sword and the Shuilongyin Sword at the same time to intercept the Feiyan Sword and the Hanlie Sword.
"Two-handed sword-wielding technique..." An Zhisu's heart sank, and he immediately intensified his attack, taking the opportunity to observe Chen Guanshui's sword movements.
However, what is strange is that Chen Guanshui's sword skills are characterized by speed, accuracy and straightness, which are very common and do not have the style of any Shushan sword-wielding style.
To be more precise, this person's swordsmanship was so powerful that his fighting style overshadowed his sword-wielding skills, making it difficult for An Zhisu to identify.
With this in mind, and remembering that there was still no news from his junior brother Ling Yunpo, An Zhisu became more and more impatient. He exerted all his true energy to wield the Hanlie Sword and Feiyan Sword tightly, and his attack was like a violent storm, a raging fire and thunder, as if he wanted to kill the opponent immediately.
Faced with Senior Sister An's all-out attack, Chen Guanshui secretly groaned in his heart.
Although he and An Zhisu had practiced swordplay often before, they had five trumpets at the same time after all, and his reliance on and immersion in swordplay was not as deep as An Zhisu's. Therefore, if they fought to the limit in swordplay, he might not be able to beat Senior Sister An.
What's more troublesome is that once he launches an extreme attack, he will definitely not be able to hide his sword style anymore... But there is no time to think about it. The Hanlie Sword is still slashing violently, and the Feiyan Sword is quietly attacking from behind, leaving an afterimage of sword energy on the spot to confuse Chen Guanshui.
If Kunlun Mirror were here, of course he would "watch your back!"
However, now that A Jing was not there, Chen Guanshui was already on high alert. He immediately recognized that it was an illusion. Without thinking, he commanded the Kunwu Sword to go around behind him and slashed out a huge semicircle with great force, shaking off the sneak attack from the Feiyan Sword.
An Zhisu's heart sank again. She felt that the other party's defense was watertight and she couldn't find any flaws or omissions at all.
But she was also a person with a strong character. While continuing to exert extreme pressure, she changed her gestures from time to time, quietly displaying the Taoist magic on the sword, giving Chen Guanshui a little Shushan shock.
Chen Guanshui seemed to be calm in deploying his defenses, defusing the opponent's violent attacks one by one. However, in fact, in order to deliberately conceal his own style, his moves had become increasingly outdated, and he soon faced the embarrassing situation of having no moves left.
He had already thought of retreating and was just about to find a direction to escape, but his plan had already been discovered by An Zhisu.
The Taoist magic on the Hanlie Sword was activated, and a large number of ice flowers quickly grew from the ground, and then exploded around one after another, instantly blocking Chen Guanshui's retreat completely.
But Chen Guanshui had the Five Elements Divine Light in his hand, so he would not be stumped by such a little trick.
With a flash of divine light, countless ice flowers collapsed on the spot. Chen Guanshui almost subconsciously used the Fenyun Bagua Step to escape, but he quickly reacted and changed to flying sword close to the ground to escape quickly.
An Zhisu was not willing to give in, and quickly followed on his sword.
This time he ran with all his might. Chen Guanshui did not hold back at all and mobilized his true energy with all his strength. The sword light quickly swept across countless trees and cut off all the bushes that blocked the way.
An Zhisu was chasing after him relentlessly, his sword light was equally sharp and fierce, almost following closely behind Chen Guanshui's sword light, not leaving for a moment.
The two men, one chasing and the other fleeing, passed through many valleys, streams and forests, and soon arrived near a ruins.
This site is none other than the Ailao Mountain that Wei Dongliu and his friends had explored in the past. The lake in the mountain leads to the cave of the Mirror Lake Palace, but a small golden sword is needed as the key to open the passage inside.
The key had been returned to Qilin by Wei Dongliu in the past, but Chen Guanshui is no longer the same person he was before, and of course he would not be stumped by a mere key.
He quickly took out the Tianji Divine Shuttle, injected his true essence into it, and started it immediately, trying to imitate the way he had forced his way into the Shennongjia Secret Realm in the past, breaking through the space barrier and reaching the Mirror Lake Palace.
When An Zhisu saw him take out the magic shuttle and there was a spatial fluctuation, he immediately reacted with his natural swordsmanship - the other party was going to escape to a nearby cave!
She simply ignored it and used the Hanlie and Feiyan swords to entangle the Huangting Kunwu sword and Shuilongyin. Suddenly, her body shook and she actually performed the Fenyun Bagua Step, and instantly approached Chen Guanshui's side.
The timing of this move was extremely clever: if it was a second faster, Chen Guanshui would have reacted and distanced himself from him; if it was a second slower, he would not have had time to enter the range of the Tianji Divine Shuttle...
In short, Chen Guanshui entered the cave with the help of the power of the Tianji Divine Shuttle. When he was about to break out of the lake, his ankle was suddenly grabbed from below by An Zhisu, who dragged him back into the depths of the lake!